Muslim group demands the withdrawal of Falz’s This is Nigeria video
A Muslim rights group has reacted to Falz’s video This Is Nigeria - The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) group has demanded that Falz withdraw the video or face legal action - They have given him seven days to respond NAIJ.com had earlier reported that popular Nigerian musician Folarin Falana aka Falz released a video titled 'This is Nigeria' that has gone viral. Originally performed by American rapper and actor Childish Gambino (This is America), Falz tackles corruption in government and churches, SARS brutality, yahoo boys and herdsmen killings in his own video. However, not everyone is happy with Falz’ video. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) group in a statement made available, asked Falz to withdraw the video within seven days or face legal action. Their main grouse is the use of ladies wearing hijab while also dancing shaku shaku in the video.
A scene from Falz’s This is Nigeria video showing hijab-wearing girls dancing Shaku Shaku Folarin Falana (Falz the Bahd Guy), a Nigerian artist, last week released a new song called ‘This is Nigeria’. The production featured a character that dressed like a Fulani man, who suddenly abandoned his traditional guitar and beh*aded a man. It also portrayed women in hijab as choreographers dancing the ‘shaku-shaku’ (a dance associated with a drug-related song). The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) strongly denounces the Shaku Shaku dance video. It is thoughtless, insensitive and highly provocative. It is a hate video. It is Islamophobia nulli secundus. This video has the potential of causing religious crisis of unprecedented dimension. We therefore demand its withdrawal and an apology to Nigerian Muslims within seven days or the authors and their agents will face legal action if they fail to comply. MURIC rejects Falz’ explanation that the girls in hijab in his ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance symbolize the Chibok girls because nothing in the video indicates that the girls represent the Chibok girls.
At least none of the Chibok girls have been seen dancing like a drunkard. They are always in pensive mood. Do they have any cause to be dancing? Are they happy? This video is the most detestable, odious and insidious Islam-bashing in recent time. Only the scenes portraying police brutality and the money-swallowing snake in the video are near the truth.
Falz’ ‘Shaku Shaku’ video is nothing but a hate-induced production. It is a most unpatriotic handiwork of a Nigerian youth in 2018. Here is the work of a youth working towards turning Nigerians against each other; a youth inciting Nigerian Christians to hate their Muslim neighbours; a youth instigating Muslims to religious violence. This video is in bad taste. It is a hate video. It is an assault on the self-dignity of every Muslim. It is freedom of expression gone haywire. Professor Ishaq Akintola, head of the Muslim group that wants Falz to withdraw his This is Nigeria video We call the attention of security agencies to this hate action. The tragedy facing modern societies all over the world is their criminal complicity in Islam-bashing and their hypocritical accusation of Muslims of terrorism and religious violence.
By okorie chioma -June 5 2018
A Muslim rights group has reacted to Falz’s video This Is Nigeria - The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) group has demanded that Falz withdraw the video or face legal action - They have given him seven days to respond NAIJ.com had earlier reported that popular Nigerian musician Folarin Falana aka Falz released a video titled 'This is Nigeria' that has gone viral. Originally performed by American rapper and actor Childish Gambino (This is America), Falz tackles corruption in government and churches, SARS brutality, yahoo boys and herdsmen killings in his own video. However, not everyone is happy with Falz’ video. The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) group in a statement made available, asked Falz to withdraw the video within seven days or face legal action. Their main grouse is the use of ladies wearing hijab while also dancing shaku shaku in the video.
A scene from Falz’s This is Nigeria video showing hijab-wearing girls dancing Shaku Shaku Folarin Falana (Falz the Bahd Guy), a Nigerian artist, last week released a new song called ‘This is Nigeria’. The production featured a character that dressed like a Fulani man, who suddenly abandoned his traditional guitar and beh*aded a man. It also portrayed women in hijab as choreographers dancing the ‘shaku-shaku’ (a dance associated with a drug-related song). The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) strongly denounces the Shaku Shaku dance video. It is thoughtless, insensitive and highly provocative. It is a hate video. It is Islamophobia nulli secundus. This video has the potential of causing religious crisis of unprecedented dimension. We therefore demand its withdrawal and an apology to Nigerian Muslims within seven days or the authors and their agents will face legal action if they fail to comply. MURIC rejects Falz’ explanation that the girls in hijab in his ‘Shaku Shaku’ dance symbolize the Chibok girls because nothing in the video indicates that the girls represent the Chibok girls.
At least none of the Chibok girls have been seen dancing like a drunkard. They are always in pensive mood. Do they have any cause to be dancing? Are they happy? This video is the most detestable, odious and insidious Islam-bashing in recent time. Only the scenes portraying police brutality and the money-swallowing snake in the video are near the truth.
Falz’ ‘Shaku Shaku’ video is nothing but a hate-induced production. It is a most unpatriotic handiwork of a Nigerian youth in 2018. Here is the work of a youth working towards turning Nigerians against each other; a youth inciting Nigerian Christians to hate their Muslim neighbours; a youth instigating Muslims to religious violence. This video is in bad taste. It is a hate video. It is an assault on the self-dignity of every Muslim. It is freedom of expression gone haywire. Professor Ishaq Akintola, head of the Muslim group that wants Falz to withdraw his This is Nigeria video We call the attention of security agencies to this hate action. The tragedy facing modern societies all over the world is their criminal complicity in Islam-bashing and their hypocritical accusation of Muslims of terrorism and religious violence.
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